PBF’s Torrance Refinery Planned Flaring to End Nov. 17

MIAMI, FL (DTN) – PBF Energy’s ongoing planned flaring at its 149,500 bpd Torrance, California refinery, which began November 15 at 3:05 p.m. PT, is estimated to end on Monday, November 17, at 11:59 p.m., a filing with the South Coast Air Quality Management District said.

The cause of the flare was due to a “startup/shutdown,” according to the filing. The emission event follows a series of flares reported at the Torrance facility in recent months. Prior to this, PBF reported flaring in August due to compressor issues and again in September during a unit startup.